https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/health/covid-vaccine-mask.html
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pseudogenes/odorant receptors
December 17, 2020Sequence Variants in TAAR5 & Other Loci Affect Human Odor Perception & Naming https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(20)31343-9 A variant in TAAR5 affects the perception of fish odor. Interesting to consider in relation to pseudogenization of the olfactory receptors
While about half of human odorant receptors are thought to be pseudogenes with loss-of-function, the Decode Genetics folks show that some sequence variants in odorant receptor genes are not
loss-of-function.
(384) Beginners Guide to Cross-Country Skiing – YouTube
December 17, 2020https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjbuwmUzUhQ
– don’t use poles to get up
– snowplow to stop
– kick & glide
The Pro Cyclist Who Caught Covid Twice – WSJ
December 10, 2020https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-pro-cyclist-who-caught-covid-twice-11606919308
Notable that the 2nd case was much milder than the 1st.
Branford hikes
December 10, 2020Buena Vista Drive in Stony Creek (three parking spots at end of dirt road) https://www.google.com/maps/@41.264695,-72.741259,19z/data=!5m1!1e4
Explore Branford Supply Pond Blue, Yellow and Green Trail | AllTrails
December 10, 2020New Haven Fantasy of Lights?
December 5, 2020Tide times and charts for Branford, Connecticut and weather forecast for fishing in Branford in 2020
November 26, 2020https://tides4fishing.com/us/connecticut/branford#to_top
useful info. incl. tide times, tidal coeff. , wave height, water temp.
Scientific American article
November 21, 2020Mysteries of COVID Smell Loss Finally Yield Some Answers
Explanations begin to arise at the molecular level for this vexing but commonplace symptom
The Children Never Had Covid. So Why Did They Have Coronavirus Antibodies? – The New York Times
November 19, 2020Wonder whether the chronic inflammation in asthmatic patients also has similar effects & if this explains why #COVID19 didn’t hit asthmatics quite as hard as was expected.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/health/coronavirus-children.html
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After examining blood taken from 190 people before the pandemic emerged, Dr. Elledge and his colleagues concluded that many already had antibodies, including the one targeting the base of the spike — presumably from infections with related coronaviruses that cause colds.
But while adults might get one or two colds a year, Dr. Elledge said, children may get up to a dozen. As a result, many develop floods of coronavirus antibodies that are present almost continuously; they may lessen cold symptoms, or even leave children with colds that are symptomless but still infectious.
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